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In networking, the ability to transmit data is vital. Which of the terms below would best be described as a networks ability, within a specific amount of time, to insure the delivery of data or node communication?
CSMA/CD is used as an access method that uses constructive interference detection for any data collisions. Which of the OSI layers does this detection occur on?
Ethernet network components provide several ISO layers of transmission control. Which of the network components below has transmission controls only on the ISO physical layer?
The heart of a DCS is considered the PLC and it's five main programming languages. Which of the programming languages would be described as mimicking the components of the hardware of an analog control in self-contained blocks of code?
A defined area of geographical coverage is commonly called an area network. Which of the area networks below is a network that links smaller networks together, but potentially on a global scale?
In Modbus, data is read, and written in various memory ranges. Which of the answers below best represents the data type that a input registers would use?
Alarm management is based upon the process conditions model. Which of the conditions in that model could be described as the conditions resulting in a cataclysmic loss or event?
Parameter settings program the behavior of the function block. Which of the parameters below can be described as one that receives data from another block?
All the wired network components interact with ISO layers. Which of the answers below reflects the ISO layers that the switch interacts with?
Data communication in a DCS takes the form of various net works. Which of the networks below are redundant networks for controller connections?
There are several advanced alarm methods available that provide a greater level of functionality. Which of the methods below makes adjustments to alarms attributes using a processes operating state to be the basis for modifications to an alarm using advanced logic?
There are two types of Ethernet connector cables. Which type of connector cable is pictured below?
In synchronous transmission, which of the answers below best describes where the incoming data is always detected by the receiver?
Of the answers below, which one is not an advantage of fiber optic cables?
There has to be a way for data to be communicated to the systems I/O for a HMI application to be effective. Which of the terms below best represents the pool of information for this communication?
A typical HMI has several subsystems attached to it. Which of the subsystems below would be involved in visual indications of data?
Ethernet has two common messaging types that are controller-to-controller defined in the application layer. Which of those messaging types can be described as only using multicast and peer-to-peer communication?
There are numerous I/O modules that a typical DCS has access to. Which of the modules below is described as one that coverts the analog signals from T/Cs and RTDs to a digital signal?
Model based network devices are at the user level of Ethernet/IP. Information of a capabilities or features of a specified device would be contained in which of the text files below?
There are several advanced alarm methods available that provide a greater level of functionality. Which of the methods below can be used if an interpretation of the plant can approximate its state?
IPv4 addresses are expressed in four components. Which of the terms below is used to name those four components?
In the unbalanced signal transmission system, which answer best represents the number 4?
There are many versions of Modbus, one of those is Modbus RTU. Which of the answers below correctly orders the components of the Modbus RTU frame?
In data transmission, a defined area of geographical coverage is commonly called an area network. Which of the area networks below is the second largest in area covered?
Modbus protocol can implement data encapsulation over IP based networks. Which of the statements below is an disadvantage of using encapsulation?